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FOR SENIOR CLASSES.
Xpril 1 to June 24, 1893.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE.
IN
the study of these lessons on the coming of the
Lord it is expected that the pupil will make an effort to
commit the leading texts so as to repeat them without
the Bible. It will be well to study the historical extracts
until the substance of them can be readily given. As the
day of the Lord is drawing near, those who are looking
for him should be ready to give a reason for the hope
that is in them. To do this means more than to point
the hearer to the text in the Bible. It means that the be-
liever is filled with that word, until it flows fresh from
the mind. We should not be satisfied when we have
looked up the texts that are given in the lessons, but
should let these texts lead us to others on the same sub-
ject. If the student will do this, the study of the coming
of the Lord will be a profitable study.
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
LIEESSON I.—April 1, 1893.
THE WORK OF REDEMPTION.
r. In whom do we have redemption ? Rom. 3:
24.
2.
What is the signification of the term ? See
note I.
3.
What did man lose by the fall ? Rom. 5 :12;
Gen.
2 :
17.
4.
When man was created, what was given to
him? Gen. r :26.
5.
To whom did he surrender this dominion ?
Luke 4 : 6.
6.
Then what needs to be done that man may
be brought back to God's original plan ? See
note
2.
7.
What is Christ made to believers ? i Cor.
I:
3o.
8.
What does Jesus say of his own existence ?
Rev.
22 : 13.
9.
What signification has the expression " alpha
and omega" ? See note 3.
io. What is the first step in the work of redemp-
tion ? Eph.
it. Through whom does the forgiveness of sins
come? Matt. 1:21; Acts 13: 38.
12. When sins are pardoned, how does it affect
the sinner's past life ? i John 1:9.
THE COMING OF THE LORD.
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13.
How does the Lord look upon the forgiven
one ? Rom. 4 : 7, 8.
14.
What does forgiveness or justification bring?
Rorn. 5:i.
15.
Why have we peace ? Rom. 8 : I.
16.
What has Christ given to everyone whom he
has redeemed from sin ? 2 Cor. I : 22; Eph. I:13.
17.
Of what is this spirit an earnest or pledge?
Eph. 1:14.
18.
To what time are believers sealed ? Eph. 4:
30.
NOTES.
I. THE original word from which our word " redemp-
tion" comes is defined by Bullinger as "the act of free-
ing or releasing; deliverance; redemption for one from
guilt and punishment, brought about by expiation. De-
liverance from the guilt and punishment of sin, and ap-
plying to the whole being, deliverance of the soul from
sin, and the body from the grave."
2.
IN listening to the words of Satan man lost his in-
nocence, his life, and his dominion. In this he fell under
condemnation. Before he disobeyed, he was innocent,
or free from condemnation. In Rom. 5 : i6 we read that
condemnation came upon man by sin. As soon as he
transgressed, he showed his loss of innocence by hiding
himself (Gen. 3 :8, to), and trembled when he heard the
word of the Lord. This condemnation has passed on
all (Rom. 5: 18), so that the whole world stands guilty
before God (Rom. 3:19). To be placed in his original
position before his Creator, man must be redeemed from
condemnation and death, and reinstated in his dominion.
3.
THE Jews expressed the whole compass of things by
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
" aleph " and " tau," the first and last letters of the He-
brew alphabet. But John was writing in the Greek, and
accommodates it to the Greek alphabet, of which "alpha"
and "omega" are the first and the last letters. By his
word Christ spoke the worlds into existence (Ps. 33:6-9);
and by the same word he upholds them. Heb. r:3. It
will be by the same word that he restores all things,
thus making Mm the beginning and ending of all things.
LtESSON IL—April 8, 1893.
THE WORK OF REDEMPTION—Continued.
I. Review questions :
—
(a)
What three things were lost in the fall ?
Give proof texts.
(b)
Why does Christ call himself the " alpha "
and " omega " ?
(c)
Whatis the first work in man's redemption ?
(d)
Give three texts showing man's condition
when redeemed' from sin.
2.
To whom does the Lord give his Spirit as a
pledge ? Gal. 4 : 6.
3.
To what time will the sons of God look with
interest ? I John 3 : 2.
4.
What is said of their life ? Col. 3 : 3.
5.
In Christ what do they have ? r John 5: I I ,
I2.
6.
How do we have Christ ? Eph. 3: 17, first
clause.
THE COMING OF THE LORD.
7.
How does faith come ? Rom. Io : 17.
8.
Then how do we know that we have the
pledge or earnest of the Spirit? See note 1.
9.
What is said of the words of Christ ? John
6:63.
to. What power has the Spirit that is given to the
believers ? Rom. 8:
it. What is it that brings the dead forth? John
5:28, 29.
12.
To what time do those who have the earnest
look ? Rom. 8:23.
13.
When will the body be redeemed ? 1 Cor.
15:22, 23, 51-53.-
14.
At that time what change will the body un-
dergo? Phil. 3:20, 2 1 .
15.
Then what Bible subject ought to be of great
interest to every child of faith ?
Ans.—The
com-
ing of the Lord.
16.
What will the scriptures on this subject be to
the believer ? See note 2.
17.
Then what should we do ? John 5: 39. See
note 3.
NOTES.
I. WE have Christ in the heart by faith, and faith co
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eth by the word of God; therefore, we can only know
that we are Christ's by this word that abideth in us.
John 15:7; Gal. 5 :22, 23; Rom. 8: 16.
2. THE Saviour said unto his disciples, "The words
that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life."
This is true of all the words he spake, and therefore
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true of those words he spake concerning his second com-
ing. When he comes, he will give life to all the dead, and
remove all corruption from those who have kept the
pledge he left with them when he redeemed them from
sin. When we study his words on this subject, they
should indeed be life to us.
3. THIS text is often used by Bible students as a com-
mand. But by reading the Revised Version we per-
haps get a .better understanding
a
its meaning: "Ye.
search the Scriptures, because ye think that in them ye
have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness
of me."
LESSON M.—April 15, 1893.
THE WORK OF REDEMPTION—Concluded.
i. Review questions
(a)
What assurance has the believer that
Christ will complete the work of redemption
that is begun at conversion ?
(b)
How can we know that Christ dwells
within? Give texts.
(c)
When will the life that was lost in Adam
be fully restored ?
2.
Of what does the Spirit bear witness ? Rom.
8 : i6.
3.
How does the Spirit bear witness? See
note I.
4.
If we are children, what rights have we?
Rom. 8 : 17.
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5.
With whom are we joint heirs? Same
verge• See note
2.
6.
With whom are we connected,- if we are
heirs ? Gal. 3: 7, 9, 29.
7.
Of what was Abraham the heir ? Rom. 4:13.
8.
To what time are the saints sealed ? Eph.
I:14.
9.
To whomis the first dominion promised to
be restored ? Micah 4:8.
Jo. What is meant by the "tower of the
flock" ? Ps. 61:3; Prov. 18 : to. See note 3.
r. Who are the daughters ? See note 4.
12.
To whom is the kingdom to be given ? Dan.
7:27.
13.
What will be the condition of the earth
when the kingdom is restored? Matt. 6 : io.
14.
How will the first dominion be restored to
its original beauty?
2
Peter 3: xo, 12, 13.
15.
With what important event is the renova-
tion of the earth connected? Verse 7.
16.
With what is the day of judgment connected ?
2
Tim. 4:
I .
17: When the dominion is restored, what will be
its condition ?
2
Peter 3 : 13; Isa. 11 : 5-9; 35: 3-
10; 55:12, 13.
18.
What should those who are heirs with Christ
be doing ? 2 Peter 3:12.
19.
What effect will it have on their lives?
Verses 11, 14.
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NOTES.
I. IN John 6 : 63 we learn that the words of Christ are
spirit and life. Then, when his word abides in us
(t John 3:24), and our lives answer to that word as the
reflection in the mirror does to the face, we are assured
that we have the witness, or testimony, for the word is
the Spirit's testimony that we are children of God.
2.
THE original word is much stronger than our English
word: " Receiving a portion,
especially of an inherit-
ance;
as
substantive,
an heir, one who has a lot (not
one to whom a lot is allotted, because it is derived
from the active; but), he who has the inheritance, the
stress being laid on the possession."—Bullinger. A
joint heir is one who is in partnership with another in the
inheritance; man lost the dominion, or inheritance;
Christ gave his life to redeem it, and man, by accepting
him, becomes an heir with him.
3.
RABBI LESSER'S English Translation of the Old
Testament reads: "And thou, 0 Tower of the flocks, the
Stronghold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall go,
and shall come, the former dominion, the kingdom be-
longing to the daughter of Jerusalem."
4.
By comparing Micah
4 :8
with Ps. 45 : 9, to; Songs
5 :8, we must conclude that the term " daughters" refers
to the believers, or the flock. Christ is often spoken of
as the Shepherd of the flock. See John To :7, 16.
1.1SSOTst IV.—April 22, 1893.
LOOKING FOR CHRIST.
I. Review questions:— .
(a)
What three points in the work of redemp-
tion have we considered?
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(b)
How and when will the work of redemp-
tion be complete?
(c)
Give three texts that speak of the restored
dominion.
2.
When did Peter say the restoration of all
things would take Place ? Acts 3: 20, 21.
3.
Who does he say has spoken of this time ?
Verse 21, last clause.
4.
What promise was made to Abraham ?
Gen. 17:7, 8.
5.
Who are heirs of this promise made to Abra-
ham ? Heb.
6.
Did they receive the proniise while they
were living? Verse 13.
7.
For what did they look ? Verses to, 16.
8.
To what time did Job look for final deliver-
ance ? Job 19:25-27.
9.
What was revealed to Balaam when he was
seeking to prophesy against Israel ? Num. 24:
17, 19.
to. What does the Psalmist say about the corn-
ing of the Lord ? Ps. 50:3-6; 97:3-6; 37:10,
29.
II. What warning is given by Zephaniah?
Zeph. 2:3.
12.
Why were they commanded to seek the
Lord ? Verses t, 2.
13.
To what point in the plan of redemption did
all the prophets look, and why ? See note I.
THE COMING OF THE LORD.
14.
What did Jesus say his people should do after
they saw certain signs in the heavens? Luke 2t:28.
15.
What does Paul say of the coming of the
Lord? Heb. 9: 28.
i6. Why should the Bible writers say so much
about the coming of the Lord, when he would not
come for so many hundred years after they wrote?
See note 2.
x7. What admonition did Jesus leave for his peo-
ple? Mark 13: 35-37.
r8. What effect should this theme have on all
believers? r Thess. 4: 18.
19. How can we comfort one another? Heb.
to: 25.
NOTES.
I. PETER said that the time of restoration of all things
was spoken of by all the prophets since the world began.
By carefully studying the prophetic scriptures, it will be
noticed that the Lord very frequently reminds his people
of a judgment day when the Lord would cut off the
wicked and give the faithful an inheritance in the new
earth.
2. THE Scriptures everywhere teach that God hath ap-
pointed a judgment day (Acts r7:31), when every man
shall give an account of all that he has done (Eccl. 12 :
14. ; 2 Cor. 5: ro). They also teach that all the dead are
to be raised from their graves (John 5 : 28, 29), to receive
their rewards, and that these great events are connected
with the second coming of the Lord (2 Tim. 4 : I
;
Rev.
22:12).
THE co ArING OF THE LORD.
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LiESSO$ V.—April 29, 1893.
THE COMING OF CHRIST WILL BE PERSONAL
AND LITERAL.
i. Review questions:—
(a)
When will the restoration of all things
take place ?
(b)
How many prophets have spoken of this
time ?
(c)
Name three prophets that have written on
the subject, and repeat a text from each on that
subject.
2.
What does Paul say of the manner of Christ's
coming ? i Thess. 5 : 2.
3.
To whom will he come as a thief? Verse 3.
4.
What is said of the brethren ? Verse 4.
5.
How many will see him when he comes?
Rev. t: 7.
6.
What is said of the - ascension of Jesus ?
Acts t: 9.
7.
Who appeared to the disciples as they were
looking after him? Verse Jo.
8.
What did they say of the manner of his re-
turn ? Verse
9.
What was the last thing seen when he as-
cended ? Verse 9.
io. What will be the first thing that will be seen
when he returns ? Matt. 24:3o.
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
H. Will the righteous know him when he ap-
pears ? Isa. 25:9. See note 1.
12.
Will the wicked know him ? Rev. 6:14-17.
13.
What will be heard at that time ? r Thess.
4: 16.
14.
What will that voice say to the righteous ?
Isa. 26:
20, 21.
15.
How will the wicked feel, and what will they
do at that time ? Isa. 2: to, 17-2o.
i6. Could all these scriptures be fulfilled if Christ
should appear in secret, so that all of the wicked
and a portion of the righteous know nothing about
it ?
17.
What is he to bring with him ? Rev.
22 : 12.
18.
Will
the reward be literal ? See note 2.
19.
What will be the appearance of the Lord
when he comes? Luke
21 :
27. See note 3.
NOTES.
r. " THOSE who would have destroyed Christ and his
faithful people, now witness the glory which rests upon
them. In the midst of their terror they hear the voices of
the saints in joyful strains exclaiming, ' Lo, this is eur
God; we have waited for him, and he will save us.' "
—Great Controversy, page 644.
2.
IT would be impossible to have a literal reward if
Christ's coming was secret. If no one knew when he
had come, they would not know whether they had the
reward or not.
3.
THE King of kings descends upon the cloud,
wrapped in flaming fire. The heavens are rolled to-
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gether as a scroll, the earth trembles before him, and
every mountain and island is moved out of its place.. Ps.
5o:3, 4 ; Rev. 6: 15-17 ; 2 Thess. : 7, 8.
" The derisive
jests have ceased. Lying lips are hushed into silence;
the clash of arms, the tumult of battle, with confused
noise, and garments rolled in blood (Isa. 9: 5), is stilled.
Naught now is heard but the voice of prayer and the
sound of weeping and lamentation. The cry bursts
forth from lips so lately scoffing, ' The great day of His
wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand ? ' The
wicked pray to be buried beneath the rocks of the moun-
tains, rather than meet the face of Him whom they have
despised and rejected."—Great
Controversy, page 642.
LESSON VI.—May 6, 1893.
CAN WE KNOW OF THE TIME ?
i. Review questions:—
(a)
Explain how Christ can come as a thief in
the night and his people be looking for him when
he comes.
(b)
Give four texts that prove that Christ's
coming is a literal coming.
(c)
What difference will there be in the recep-
tion of
-
Jesus by the wicked and righteous?
2.
To whom is Christ to appear with salvation ?
Heb. 9:28.
3.
What are those called who look for him ?
Thess. 5: 4, 5.
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
4.
What is their light? Ps. 119 :105 ; John
8: I2.
5.
What particular portions of the Scripture
give light on the coming of the Lord ? 2 Peter :
9.
6.
What is prophecy? See note 1.
7.
How was prophecy written? 2 Peter 21.
8.
What is said of the interpretation of proph-
ecy ? 2 Peter t: 20. See note 2.
9.
If the prophet did not speak according to
his own mind, who is responsible for what he says ?
I Peter 1:to, 11.
1o. Then who instructed all the prophets what
to write ? See note 3.
t. Does Jesus make known the definite time of
his second advent ? Matt. 24 : 36.
12.
How near does he come to giving us a defi-
nite time? Verse 34. See note 4.
13.
What expression does the Saviour use
which shows that the term " generation" means
but a short period in this connection ? Matt.
24: 33.
14.
What does Jesus expect his people to be do-
ing when he is at the door? Verse 42.
15.
What will the unbelievers be doing in this
generation? 2 Peter 3 : 3.
16.
What do they say? Verse 4.
17.
What is said of their ignorance ? Verse 5.
18.
How could they have known differently ?
Verse 5. By the word of God.
19.
What should those who know of the time be
doing ? Rom. 13 : 1 T-14.
THE COMING OP THE LORD.
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NOTES.
I. PROPHECY
is history written before it is made. God,
who knows the end from the beginning, speaks through
his prophets to the world, that they may know what is
coming in the future, and be prepared to meet it. The
Saviour often spoke of himself as fulfilling the words of
the prophets concerning his work. Had the people
given heed to the prophetic Scripture, they would not
have rejected him. So in the lase days they that study
the word of prophecy and believe it will be in the light,
while those who reject this word will be lost.
2.
"THAT no prophecy of the Scripture, whether that
referred to above, or any other, is of any private interpre-
tation, proceeds from the prophet's own knowledge or
invention, or was the offspring of calculation or conjec-
ture. The word 'epilusis' signifies, also, impetus, im-
pulse,.and probably this is the best sense here—not by
mere private impulse of his own mind."—
Clarke.
3.
IN I Peter r : If we •learn that it was the Spirit of
Christ that was in the prophets that led them to speak
the words they spake. In the opening words of the
book of Revelation, we are informed that it is a "revela-
tion of Jesus Christ," which he sent through his angel to
John. This angel tells John (Rev. 22:9) that he was the
fellow-servant of John and the other prophets before him.
Then every prophet was instructed by Christ's angel,
and Jesus himself was the authority for all that was
spoken.
4.
"BY some of the ancients a generation was fixed at
a hundred years, by others at a hundred and ten years,
by others at thirty-three, thirty-five, and even at twenty
years. So that there was nothing uniform and settled in
this matter."—Cruden.
"
Genea, birth, race, descent,
offspring; it denotes an age, or generation from the point
of view of
race."—Bullinger.
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LESSON VII.—may 13, 1893.
SIGNS OF HIS COMING NEAR.
i. Review questions:
—
(a)
Who are called children of light? Why?
(b)
What have we learned about prophecy
and its interpretation ?
(c)
Give proof that Christ spoke through the
prophets ?
(d)
How definite are the prophecies as to
- time concerning the second coming of Christ?
2.
Where did Jesus say there would be signs?
Luke 21 :25.
3.
What signs did Jesus say would be seen in
the sun, moon, and stars ? Matt. 24:29.
4.
When did he say the sun would be dark-
ened ? Verse 29; Mark 13:24.
5.
What is said of the character of this tribula-
tion ? Matt. 24:21.
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6.
What other great event did Jesus say would
precede the darkening of the sun ? Rev. 6:12.
7.
What is connected with the great tribulation
that helps us to locate it? See note 1.
8.
What persecution of the past will fulfill these
specifications ? See note 2.
9.
When would " the days " of the great perse-
cution close? See note 3.
THE COMING OF THE LORD.
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ro. How does Mark speak of the tribulation and
the days ? sMark 13:24.
1. Which closes first, the "tribulation" or
" days " ?
12.
What time did the tribulation cease? See
note 4.
13.
Then between what two dates would the
darkening have to come to be a sign? Ans.—Be-
tween 1776 and 1798.
14.
Was the sun darkened at this time ? See
note 5.
15.
Give a description of the dark day of 1780.
See note 5.
16.
What great earthquake was felt prior to
1780 ? Ans.—The Lisbon earthquake, in 1755.
See " Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation,"
chapter 6.
17.
When was the sign in the moon fulfilled ?
See note 6.
18.
What did Jesus exhort his people to do when
they saw these things begin to come to pass ?
Luke 21:28.
NOTES.
I. THERE have been a great many tribulations through
which God's people have had to pass. If the Saviour
had only spoken of a tribulation, we should have been
at a loss to know which one he meant. But he connects
with it three specifications that locate it beyond a doubt;
first, it is a great tribulation; second, there never was one
like it before, nor ever will be another like it again;
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third, there is a certain time called " days " allotted
to
it.
2.
THERE
is one persecution, and only one, that meets
the demands of the Saviour's words, and that is found in
the papal persecution, from
A. D. 538 to 1798.
It was
great in extent and severity. There never was a time
when so many of God's people sealed their testimony
with their blood. About fifty million people suffered
martyrdom at the hands of this power. According to
other prophecies it was to have authority over the saints
for "time, times, and dividing of times" (Dan. 7:25; Rev.
12:14); twelve hundred and sixty days (Rev. 12:6); or
forty-two months (Rev. 13:5), which literally signifies
twelve hundred and sixty years. See " Thoughts on
Daniel and the Revelation."
3.
THE
days began with the subjection of the Ostro-
goths in
A. D.
538, and, continuing twelve hundred and
sixty years, would close
A. D.
1798, when the Papacy as a
persecutor was overthrown.
4.
THE
empress of Austria was the first European
ruler to issue an edict of tolerance to Christianity, which
took place in A. D. 1776. Owing to the work of the re-
formers, persecution ceased in the other States about the
same time.
5.
" IN the month of May, 1780, there was a terrific dark
day in New England, `when all faces seemed to gather
blackness,' and the people were filled with fear. There
was great distress in the village where Edward Lee lived,
`men's hearts failing them for fear' that the judgment
day was at hand; and the neighbors all flocked around
the holy man, who spent the gloomy hours in earnest
prayer for the distressed multitude."—American
Tract
Society, Tract No. 379, Life of Edward Lee. "
Candles
were lighted in many houses, birds were silent and dis.
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OF THE LORD.
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appeared, fowls retired to roost. It was the general
opinion that the day of judgment was at hand."—Presi-
dent Dwight, in Connecticut Historical Collection.
6.
THE
evening that followed the dark day which
should have had the light of a full moon, was shrouded
in inky darkness. In the latter part of the night, the
moon was visible, but had the appearance of blood.
See Rev. 6:12.
LtESSON VIII.—ifiay 20, 1893.
SIGNS OF THE NEARNESS OF HIS COMING.
1. Review questions:—
(a)
What sign was there to be in the sun arid
in the moon ?
(b)
Give an account of its fulfillment.
(c)
Ho'w can you prove that the dark day of
1780 is the one referred to in the prophecy ?
2.
What sign was to appear in the stars ?
Matt. 24:29.
3.
What is said of the manner of their fall ?
Rev. 6:13.
4. Was
it . the real planetary stars that fell ?
See note 1.
5. In what marked way was this prophecy ful-
filled ? See note
2.
6. Have there not been many meteoric showers ?
See note 3.
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7.
Then how can we know that the one of 183
is the one referred to by our Saviour ? See note 3.
8.
What signs were to follow the falling of the
stars? Luke 21:25, 26.
9.
Have the nations of the earth been particu-
larly distressed since 1833 ? See note 4.
to. What marked disturbance of the seas has
been witnessed in the last sixty years ? See note 5.
f. What effect do all these things have upon
the people? Luke 21:26.
12.
At this same time what can be said of the
mental improvement of the people? Dan.
2 :
4.
13.
What do noted men say of the increase of
knowledge in this century? See note 6.
14.
Name some of the principal inventions since
1833. See note 7.
15.
What are we to know when we see all of
these things? Luke 21:3x.
16.
How near? Matt. 24: 33, margin.
17.
What expression is used that shows the com-
ing of the Lord very near? Luke 21:32. See
note 8.
18.
Then what may we expect within the pres-
ent generation? Rev' 6:14; Matt. 24:3o.
19.
What will he do when he appears? Matt.
24:31.
NOTES.
I. "Tins
language
of the prophet (Rev. 6:13) has al-
ways been received as metaphorical. Yesterday it was
literally fulfilled. • The ancients understood by ' aster'
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in Greek and stella ' in Latin the smaller lights of
heaven. The refinement of modern astronomy has made
the distinction between stars of heaven and meteors of
heaven. Therefore, the idea of the prophet as it is ex-
pressed in the original Greek, was literally fulfilled in the
phenomena of yesterday."—Henry
Dana Ward, in Jour-
nal of Commerce, November 15, 1833.
2.
"THE meteoric phenomenon which occurred on the
morning of the 13th of November last, was of so extraor-
dinary and interesting a character as to be entitled to
more than a mere passing notice. . . . The lively
and graphic descriptions which have appeared in various
public journals do not exceed the reality. No language,
indeed, can come up to the splendor of that magnificent
display, and I hesitate not to say that no one who
did not witness it can form an adequate conception of its
glory. It seemed as if the whole starry heavens had
congregated at one point near the zenith, and were simul-
taneously shooting forth, with the velocity of lightning,
to every part of the horizon, and yet they were not ex-
hausted, thousands swiftly following in the track of thou-
sands, AS IF CREATED FOR THE OCCASION."—
Christian
Advocate and Journal, Dec. 13, 1833.
3.
THERE is a record of not less than sixteen star show-
ers between 902 and 1868 A. D. None of those previous
to 1780 could be the one referred to by the Saviour.
Since that date we have a record of six of these showers
that have been noticed in different parts of the world.
The skeptic may ask, " How can you know which of
these is the fulfillment of the prophecy ?" This is easily
determined by reading Rev. 6 : 13. It is the one in which
the stars fall as untimely figs. This was true only of the
one in 1833. The astronomers speak of the shower of
1833 as the most important one that has yet been seen.
4.
WE have a
'
record of more disastrous storms and
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
fires, extraordinary sights in the heavens, and famines
and pestilences within the last half century than has ever
been seen in the same length of time before. There may
have been times when some ONE of these may have been
greater, but, taking the combination, it can be truly said
that there has never yet been a half century that contained
so many destructive agencies which were at work at the
same time to bring distress upon the earth. See "Facts
for the Times," pp. 134-136.
5.
"THE tidal disturbances are the most remarkable
and extensive of which there is any record. It is said
their velocity was about ONE THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR.
Both the great ocean waters of the Atlantic and Pacific
have been agitated in their whole extent. We mention
in particular the tidal waves at St. Thomas and all the
neighboring islands, which were FULL FIFTY FEET IN*
HEIGHT.
. . . It
is said by those who have witnessed
these waves that the ocean's ROAR IS EXCEEDINGLY
FRIGHTFUL."—New
York Tribune of Nov. 12, 1868.
See " Facts for the Times," pp. 149, 15o.
6.
" IN the education of the intellect mankind has
made great strides since the birth of this century.
Whether we regard the number taught or the knowledge
imparted, the progress made has been marvelous."—
Horace Greeley.
7.
REAPER
and mower, 1833; telegraph, electrotype,
and phonography, 1837; photography, 1839; electric
light and sewing machine, 1846; submarine cable, 1851;
telephone, 1876; phonograph, 1877; audiphone, 1881.
8.
FROM the record in Matthew 24, it might be inferred
that the period spoken of as "this generation" might
begin with the darkening of the sun; but when we com-
pare this with the record of Luke
21,
we see that the gen-
eration must begin later than the darkening of the sun.
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He mentions the sun, moon, and stars, then adds, "And
upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity, the
sea and the waves roaring, men's hearts failing them for
fear and for looking after those things that are coming
upon the earth." Then he says, "When ye see these
things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up
your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." The
beginning of the signs was seen in the sun, moon, and
it may be the falling of the stars. After speaking of the
figure, he says: " So likewise ye, when ye see these things
come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh
at hand."
LtESSO$ IX.—may
27, 1893.
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.
i. Review questions:
—
(a)
What signs were to appear in the heavens?
(b)
Give the fulfillment of three signs.
(c)
Why select the meteoric shower of 1833 as
the fulfillment of the Saviour's words?
(d)
Can we begin to look for the day of re-
demption?
(e)
What is said of the nearness of Christ's .
coming when all the signs are seen?
2.
To what time of the past are the days imme-
diately preceding the second coming of the Lord
compared? Luke 17:26, 28.
3.
What is said of the time of Noah? Verse 27.
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
4.
What instruction is given in regard to eating
and drinking? t Cor. to:31.
5.
What is the real danger in the last days in
regard to eating and drinking? Luke 21:34. See
note 1.
6.
To what time did the antediluvians keep up
this excessive debauchery? Luke 17: 27.
7.
What warning was being given at that time?
i Peter 3:18-20;
2
Peter
2 :
5.
8.
How long was the warning given? Gen. 6:3.
9.
What effect did the message have on the
great mass of the world? Heb. 11:7.
to. What is said of the condition of the world at
that time? Gen. 6:5, 6.
Ir. What brought them to this low state? See
note 2.
12.
Do we see any of these excesses at the pres-
ent time.
13.
What did the Saviour say in regard to the
days of Lot? Luke 17:28.
14.
What were the sins of Sodom? Eze. 16:49,
5o.
15.
What righteous man was living in this city?
Gen. 19:x.
•
16. How did the people of this wicked city em-
ploy their time? See note 3.
17.
Had they been informed in regard to the true
faith? See note 4.
18.
What effect did the lives of this people have
on Lot ? 2 Peter 2: 7, 8.
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2/'
19. Is there any similarity between the times of
Noah and Lot and the present?
zo. Did God find faith on the earth in those
days? Heb. ti:7;
2
Peter 2:8.
21. Will he find faith when he comes the second -
time? Luke 18:8.
NOTES.
I. "SURFEIT, first, fullness and oppression occasioned
by excessive eating and drinking; second, to overfeed,
and produce sickness or uneasiness."—Webster.
2.
"Goo bestowed upon these antediluvians many
rich gifts, but they used his bounties to glorify themselves,
and turned them into a curse by fixing their affections
upon the gifts instead of the Giver. They employed the
gold and silver, the precious stones, and the choice wood,
in the construction of habitations for themselves, and
endeavored to excel one another in beautifying their
dwellings with the most skillful workmanship. They
sought only to gratify the desires of their own proud
hearts, and reveled in scenes of pleasure and wicked-
ness."—Patriarchs and Prophets, IV. 9o, 91.
3.
"
IN Sodom there was mirth and revelry, feasting
and drunkenness. The vilest and most brutal passions
were unrestrained. The people openly defied God and his
law, and delighted_ in deeds of violence."—Ibid,
4.
"AT the time of Lot's removal to Sodom, corruption
had not become universal, and God, in his mercy, per-
mitted rays of light to shine amid the moral darkness.
When Abraham rescued the captives from the Elamites,
the attention of the people was called to the true faith."
—Ibid.
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LtESSON X.—June 3, 1893.
EVANGELIZATION OF THE WORLD.
Review questions :—
(a)
What past history of the world is to be re-
peated just before Christ appears?
(b)
Give two texts that show the condition of
the world at the time of the flood.
(c)
What is said of Sodom?
(d)
Give a brief account of the warning of each
and the results.
(e)
Have we any indications that their history
is being repeated at the present time?
2.
-
What did Jesus say must go to the world be-
fore the end? Matt.
24:14. •
3.
For what purpose is the gospel proclaimed
to the world?
Ans.—For
a witness.
4.
What did Jesus say of the condition of the
world in the last days that will show that it will be
impossible for it to be converted? Luke 17:26-3o.
5.
When the Lord comes, what two classes will
he find in the earth? Isa. 25:9; Rev. 6:15, 16.
6.
Could this be so if all the world were con-
verted before he comes?
7.
Could they be converted before he comes?
Rev.
22:11, 12.
8.
What is the gospel commission? Mark
16 : 15.
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09.
9. Then for what does God hold his servants
responsible?
Ans.—Sending
the gospel to every
creature.
Io. Who only will be saved? Mark 16: r6.
1. Does God compel everyone' who hears to
believe? Isa. 55: I; Rev. 22:17; Matt.
22: 14.
12.
Will the most of the world believe? Matt.
7:13, 14.
13.
From whence- will the redeemed of the Lord
come? Rev. 7:
9.
14.
Then to how much of the world must the
gospel go ?
15.
What is the gospel of the kingdom? See
note I.
16.
With what must it be connected? 2 Tim.
4:
1
?
17.
Has the gospel been preached to all nations?
See note
2.
r8.
What are the people of God admonished to
do when they see the signs that indicate the coming
of the Lord near?
2
Peter 3: II,
12.
19.
What will hasten that day?
Ans.—The
evangelization of the world.
NOTES.
I. THE
term
"gospel" signifies good news. The gospel
of the kingdom would mean the good news of the king-
dom. The kingdom is associated with the second advent
of Jesus Christ. Compare 2 Tim. 4:1;
Luke
21 :31; with
Matt. 24 : 33. Therefore to preach the gospel of the king-
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dom, in the sense of Matt. 24 : 14, would mean to preach
the second coming of the Saviour.
2. THE Bible has been translated into more than two
hundred languages and dialects, and there are but few
nations who have not heard the sound of this gospel.
In a few of these nations the sound of the good news of
the coming kingdom has gone but faintly, but the people
are calling for someone to come and instruct them. The
Lord has prepared the nations to receive the everlasting
gospel, and is now calling for his people to go forth and
sound it with a loud cry.
LESSON XI.--June 10, 1893.
APOSTASY.
1. Review questions:
—
(a)
Give
four texts that show that the world
cannot be converted before the Saviour appears.
(b)
Who only can be saved?
(c)
How does the Lord work to get the peo-
ple to believe?
(d)
What can you say of the gospel of the
kingdom?
(e)
To what extent has this gospel gone to the
world?
2. What does Paul say must take place before
the coming of the Lord can be expected? 2 Thess.
2:3.
THE
com Trivor
OF THE LORD.
31
3.
What message goes to the world before the
Saviour appears? Rev. 14:8.
4.
What is the meaning of the word "Baby-
lon"? See note I.
5.
Who are in Babylon? Rev. 18: 4.
6.
How did God's people come to be a part of
a fallen company? See note
2.
7.
What class of professors does Paul say will
come up in the last days?
2
Tim. 3:5.
8.
What sins are found among them? Verses
1-
4.
9.
Of what are they to be lovers? Verse 4.
to. What is the extent of the sins of Babylon ?
Rev. 18:5.
•
1. What did Jesus say to his disciples about
self? Luke 9:23.
12.
What is said of covetousness? Col. 3 : 5.
13.
What of pride? Prov. 6: 16, 17.
14.
What are the duties of children to parents?
Ex.
20:12;
Eph. 6:1; Prov. 23:22; Col. 3:20.
15.
What position should God's people sustain
to holiness? Matt. 5:48; Heb.
12:14.
16.
What is said of thankfulness? Phil. 4: 6;
Col. 3:15.
17.
What interest will the class mentioned in
2
Tim. 3:1-5 have in hearing the word of God ? 2
Tim. 4: 3, 4.
i 8. What will those who are called out be doing ?
Verse 2,
32
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19.
Have we come to the time when professed
Christians are confused and fallen?
20.
What should be the message for such a time?
Rev. 18:4.
21.
What should be the character of those who
give the message? Rev. 14:
12;
2 Peter 3:14.
NOTES.
I. THE word "Babylon" is from Babel, which means
confusion. When applied to a body of professors, would
signify that they were not united in the faith they held. By
studying Rev. 14:6-12 it will be seen that the term is
applied to a people that live just before the Lord comes.
See verse 14. They have not only become confused as
to what the true faith is, but, by unlawful connection with
the world, they have fallen from what they know to be
right. Dr. Adam Clarke expresses their condition in his
comments on 2 Tim. 3: 5, when he says, " Who have all
their religion in their creed, confession of faith, etc., while
they may be destitute of the life of God in their souls."
There are several hundred denominations in the land
that profess to take the Bible as the foundation of their
faith; yet each one condemns all the rest, showing a state
of confusion that turns sinners from the word of God.
With their confusion they have so far retrograded from
their original that it can be truthfully said, " Babylon is
fallen."
2. ALTHOUGH the world denounces the fallen state of
the church in the last days, God has not yet taken his Spirit
wholly from them. He at one time blessed them, because
they were living up to the light they had. Then they
brought sinners into the fold and were blessed in their
work. But in turning to the world, the honest-hearted
ones are still there, but do not enjoy the state of things
they see. Finally the Spirit will be withdrawn.
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LtESSON XII.—June
17, 1893.
THE MILLENNIUM.
,
.
. Review questions :—
(a)
What can you say of the moral declension
of the professed people of God in the last days?
(b)
What do they lack?
(c)
What sins do they cherish?
(d)
What call is made to his true people?
2.
What is the meaning of the word "millen-
nium" ?
Ans.—It
comes from " mille," thousand,
and " anum," years.
3.
What events are connected with the millen-
nium? Rev. 20:
2,
4, 5.
4.
What marks the beginning of that period?
Verse 5, last clause.
5.
What causes the dead to be raised? John
5:28, 29.
6.
When will his voice be heard? I Thess. 4:16.
7.
What is said of the dead who rise at that
time? Rev.
20:
6; I Thess. 4:16.
8.
Just before the Lord appears, what decree
goes forth? Rev.
22: II, I2.
9.
Then can there be any conversions during
the thousand years ?
to. What change will be wrought in the right-
eous that are living'at that time? 1 Cor. 15: 51--
54-
34
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
I I.
What will they do when they meet the resur-
rected ones ? i Thess. 4: 17.
12.
To what place has Jesus promised to take
them? Johw 14 : 1-3.
13.
What will the living wicked do when they
see Jesus in the clouds? Rev. 6:15-17.
14.
Why should they cry for the mountains to
fall on them?
2
Thess. 1: 7, 8.
15.
What does the Lord do with them? Jer. 25:
3
0-
33.
16.
When will they live again? Rev. zo: 5, first
sentence; Isa. 24:
22.
17.
If the righteous are taken to heaven, and the
wicked are slain at the beginning of the thousand
years, who will be left ? Rev.
20: 2.
18.
In what condition did the prophet see the
earth ? Jer. 4:23-25.
19.
When is this to be? Verse 26.
20.
Then what will be the condition of the earth
during the thousand years? Verse 27.
LESSON XIII.—June 24, 1893.
THE MILLENNIUM—Continued.
I. Review questions:—
(a)
What marks the beginning of the millen-
nium?
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(b)
What important events are connected with
Christ's second coming? See i Thess. 4 :16, 17,
Cor. 15 :51-53; John 14: 1-3; Jer. 25 :30-34.
(c)
In what condition will the earth be left?
2.
In what place is Satan to be bound? Rev.
20 :1-3.
3.
What will be the condition of the earth at
that time? Jer. 4:23. See note I.
4.
How is he bound? See note 2.
5.
During this time where are the saints? Rev.
20:6; John 14 :1-3.
•
6.
What are they doing? Rev. 20:4, 6.
7.
Are the saints to have a part in the judgment
work? I Cor. 6:2, 3.; Ps.
149:5-9.
See note 3.
8.
What marks the ending of the thousand
years? Rev. 20 :5-7.
9.
As soon as Satan is loosed, to whom does he
go? Verse 8.
to. What is said of the character of Gog and
Magog? Eze. 38 :2; 39: 1.
t. When are they to come forth? Eze. 38:8;
Rev. 20 : 8.
12.
Who will'appear at that time? Zech. 14 : 4,
5, "Great Controversy," pages 662, 663.
13.
What comes to earth with Jesus and the
saints? Rev. 21 :2.
14.
To what place do they come? Zech. 14 :4.
15.
When Satan sees them, what does he do?
Rev. 20:9; Eze. 38: 10-12.
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THE COMING OF THE LORD.
16.
Why does God permit them to come against
his people? Verse i6.
17.
What will the Lord do to them? Eze. 39
4-6; Rev. 20:9.
18.
What effect will this fire have on the earth?
2 Peter 3 : to.
19.
What shall comeforth from this ruin? Verse
13.
20.
Who shall dwell on the new earth? Matt. 5 :
5; Isa. 35 :4-1o.
21.
Then what prophecywill be fulfilled? Micah
4 :8. Note 4.
NOTES.
z. "THAT the expression bottomless pit' represents
the earth in a state of confusion and darkness is evident
from other scriptures. Concerning the condition of the
earth ' in the beginning' the Bible record says that it was
without farm and void; and darkness was upon the face
of the deep' (Gen. i :2); the word here translated deep'
is the same that in Rev. zo :1-3 is rendered bottomless
pit.' Prophecy teaches thg it will be brought back,
partially,at least, to this condition. Looking forward to
the great day of God, the prophet Jeremiah declares: ' I
beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form, and void;
and the heavens, and they had no light.'
"—Great Con-
troversy, N. 658, 659.
2. " HERE
iS
to be the home of Satan with his evil
angels for a thousand years. Limited to the earth, he
will not have access to other worlds, to tempt and annoy
those who have never fallen. It is in this sense that he
is bound; there are none remaining upon whom he can
THE COMING OP THE LORD.
exercise his power. He is wholly cut off from the work
of deception and ruin, which for so many centuries has
been his sole delight."—
Ibid.
3.
" DURING the thousand years between the first and
second resurrection, the judgment of the wicked takes
place. The Apostle Paul points to this judgment as an
event that follows the second advent. 1 Cor. 4 :5.
Daniel declares that when the. Ancient of Days came,.
`judgment was given to the saints of the Most High.'
Dan. 7 : 22. At this time the righteous reign as kings and
priests unto God."—Bid,
pp. 66o, 661.
4.
" THE time has come to which holy men have looked
with longing, since the flaming sword barred the first pair
from Eden, the time for ' the redemption of the purchased
possession.' Micah 4: 8. The earth originally given to
man as his kingdom, betrayed by him into the hands of
Satan, and so long held by the mighty foe, has been
brought back by the great plan of redemption. All that
was lost by sin has been restored. Isa. 45 :18. God's
original purpose in the creation of the earth is fulfilled,
asst is made the eternal abode of the redeemed. Ps.
37 : 29.
"--/bid, p. 674.
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11.-Wtn,t Think Ye of Christ 7
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12.-Bold and Base Avowal
2c
13.-The National Reform Move-
ment an Absurdity
2c
14.-The Republic of Israel
lc
15.-National Reformed Presbyte-
r anism
4c
16.-A Lutheran View of the Na-
tional Reform Movement
3c
17.-Religion and the Public Schools 4c
19.-R
,
v W. F. Crafts against the
Editors of 'be
American Sen-
- and
10e
20.-Romanism and Civil Liberty
4c
21.-Why We Oppose Religious Leg-
islation
3c
22.-The American Sabbath Union
and Human Rights
-
lc
23.-A Civil Sunday Holid.‘y
lc
214.-Blair's Sunday-Rest 13111 and
Joint Resolution, Introduced
December 9,1889. (Exact cop-
ies, with notes.)
lc
25.-Civil Government and the Dec-
alogue
lc
216.-
-
National Reform Success
Means Religious Persecution. lc
27.-The National Sunday Law (re-
vised).- ........... ......... ........
Na
Price.
28.-A
Religious Political Movement lc
29.-A rgumen ts on the Breckinridge
Sunday Bill
100
30.-A Civil Sabbath
to
31.-Union of Church and State
lc
82.-Civil Government and Religion
irevised and enlarged edition) "5c
33.-The Edmunds Resolution
2c
34.-Government and the Sermon
on the Mount
2c
35.-A Dangerous League
2c
36.-The Churches and the Public
Treasury
4e
37.-An Attempt to Christianize the
Government
2c
38.-Congress and Sunday Legisla-
tion
2c
39.-God and Caesar
1.0
404-A Union between Protestants
and Catholics...
IC
41.-The Sunday-Law Movement
lc
42.-Sun.'ay Laws of the States and
Territories
20o
43.-Should Church Properly Be
Taxed?
44.-"We Declare" and
"We
Demand"
45.-An Unbiased Arraignment
lc
46.-The Importance of Maintaining
Our
inelples
2c
47.-Should Sabbath Observance Be
Enforced by Civil Law
9c
48.
Rellg ous Toleration vs. Relig-
ious Rights
lc
49.
The Prohibition Party and
Freedom of Conscience
lc
50.
Not a Christian Nation,
lc
51.
Results of Church and
State
lc
Union
52.
Jesus, the Church, and the
World's Fair
2c
53.
The Union of Church and State
in
the U. S.-A Protest
15e
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